Soon as possible. We need to help israel and get the appropriations process movements so the key elements are funded in the right way and get back to our Committee Work and frankly we need to continue the oversight work that i think is so darn important. Jim jordan failed to get through in two votes to become House Speaker. Taking a run at number three today. Struggling to win over two dozen republican holdouts. It could hold a third vote as early as this morning. Well follow that live as it happens. First. [explosions] rockets over gaza as israel prepares to pull the trigger on a full scale Ground Invasion. As we come on the air with tensions high in the region we see smoke rising on the israel lebanon border. Problems to the north as well. Im shannon bream. Bill and dana are off. Were here. Gillian im Gillian Turner and this is americas newsroom. Israel telling troops to be ready for a Ground Assault on gaza. No timetable on the deployment. Israel continues to scorch hamas Terror Targets from the air. Shannon President Biden is making the case for increased funding to both israel and ukraine. Defense of those democracies is vital to u. S. National security. President biden hamas and putin represent different threats but share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy. We will not let terrorists like hamas and putin win. I refuse to let that happen. Gillian fox team coverage. Overnight attacks on u. S. Soldiers in iraq. Jacque heinrich at the white house but we begin with trey yengst. Anticipation is growing around that expected Israeli Ground offensive that could come in the next few hours or days. Right now were along the israel gaza border and watching as the israelis strike gaza and more rocket fire continues to southern and central israel. I will step out of the frame and have my Cameraman Pan into the gaza strip. You will see some of the buildings along gaza. The israelis have been targeting different hamas positions with thousands of air strikes. Since it began On October 7th it is remarkable 14 days into this conflict the factions inside gaza, hamas and Islamic Jihad still have the ability to fire an central israel. Air raids sounding to the West Jerusalem today. You will see video we shot earlier, a destroyed mosque. The air strikes are pummeling gaza hitting the positions on the northern and eastern part of the strip in preparation for that expected Ground Operation. We spoke with an israeli colonel over the past 24 hours to get an idea what is to come and how long the Ground Operation might deck. I want you to listen to what he had to say. Right now we have a National Historical mission to do which is to clear gaza from hamas regime. These pictures encourage us to do the right thing and convince us that we should be prepared for a long battle. Be prepared for a long battle. That is the word of a top colonel in Southern Israel as this looming offensive hangs over the heads of so many soldiers here in the southern part of the country. I do want to shift our attention north where right now as we speak israeli artillery is pounding hezbollah targets in the southern part of lebanon. This in response to Small Arms Fire And Mortar fire earlier today. The Israeli Military telling fox news that three hezbollah operatives were killed in an air strike after they attacked northern israel. Back to you. Gillian trey yengst in Southern Israel for us this hour. Thank you. Shannon moments before the president s address American Forces were targeted in iraq and baghdad. Strikes against u. S. Troops escalating in the middle east as the israel, hamas war intensifies. Jonathan hunt is live with the latest. Good morning. This is the latest attack in a series against u. S. Assets in the region. This one confirmed by u. S. Officials, perhaps coincidentally and perhaps not happening at 2 50 a. M. Local time in iraq. That would have been 7 50 p. M. In washington, d. C. Just before President Biden walked into the Oval Office Last night to address the nation. The rockets were fired at a Military Base used by u. S. And Coalition Forces near Baghdad International airport. U. S. Defense official telling fox quote, initial assessments indicate two rockets were fired, one was intercepted by a Counter Rocket System and the other impacted an empty storage facility. There were no casualties reported. There are also reports of another attack, rockets and drones in this case on another base in western iraq this time that houses u. S. And other forces. And those attacks, of course, follow others on wednesday in iraq and syria all happening since the war between israel and hamas was sparked by the attacks of october 7th. U. S. Officials say the attacks will not deter any u. S. Mission. Take all necessary actions to defend u. S. And Coalition Forces against any threat. Any response should one occur will come in a time and manner of our choosing. There are bad actors and risks throughout that region. Yesterday u. S. Naval assets In The Red Sea took down three missiles fired by Houthi Rebels south in yemen. Now those missiles were not directed at the u. S. Naval ships. More likely they were headed for israel. But they just show that the u. S. Has a lot of potential targets there down In The Red Sea and off of the west coast in tea mediterranean. Isis remnants in iraq and syria. President Assad In Syria. No friend to the u. S. Since he was named a pariah president in the wake of his crushing of the arab spring as far back as 2011. Behind all these bad actors, of course, is iran. Shannon. Shannon dangerous neighborhood. Thank you so much. Gillian President Biden is calling for americans to stand firm behind israel and ukraine making the case last night for tens of billions of dollars in new aid in his Oval Office Address. Jacque heinrich joins us from the white house with a look inside what the white house is thinking this morning. Hi. Good morning. Fresh off that whirlwind trip to israel the president addressed the nation from behind the desk in the Oval Office Making the case to average americans that these National Security causes a world away affects them and this Taxpayer Money will pay dividends for generations and keep american troops out of harms way. President biden i know these conflicts can seem far away and ask why does it matter to america . History taught us when terrorists dont pay a price for their terror, when dictators dont pay a price for their aggression they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. Well get details on the 105 billion he is requesting from congress in about a half hour. The bulk to ukraine. Expected to sustain them for a year as getting more frequent packages through congress has become difficult and also fund israels defense, border security, taiwan, threats to the indo pacific and support assistance. Indications from lawmakers this might not fail through congress not only because we dont have a House Speaker house. Cotton supports israel and ukraine he expects much of this will have to be changed in the proposal to insure it serves american interests especially amid concern the humanitarian aid been announced for gaza might not reach the people its intended for. Hamas is the government of gaza and were not going to grant billions of dollars in aid that will be resupply for Terrorist Groups. We talked about what we do to address the situation at the border. We need to make legal changes. We wont spend billions to put illegal aliens up in a New York City hotel. Expect to get the details at 9 30 and see the president later on this morning before he is expected to head to delaware for the weekend. Gillian Jacque Heinrich at the white house. Shannon lets bring in former Secretary Of State mike pompeo. Good to see you this morning, sir. Good morning. Good to be with you. Shannon i want to play a little bit of what President Biden said last night. He did mention iran. Here is what he said. President biden iran is supporting russia in ukraine and supporting hamas, and other Terrorist Groups in the region and well continue to hold them accountable, i might add. Shannon your reaction to that. He admits they are bad actors. We know what they are funding and fueling but says he will continue to hold them accountable. A lot of people are skeptical thats been the case. Shannon, his remarks struck the right tone, that is to say this matters to americans deeply, what is happening in europe, a ground war, whats happening in the middle east, atrocities against the jewish people and effort to wipe them off the state that is rightfully theirs. That tone part he got right. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk you have to be resolute. He was none of that. He mentioned iran, you are right. Credit for that. He has done nothing to hold the regime accountable. He has done just the reverse of that. Iran has 70 billion. When he took office they had 6 billion. Its the money, license, the green light this administration gave to the Iranian Regime that puts us in the place we are. Shannon, the other thing i didnt here is we have 30 americans killed. He roughly passed on that. We have hostages, american hostages held. More hostages being held by iran today of americans than we had when he gave them 6 billion in ransom a couple weeks back. Passivity, weakness, your adversaries dont fear it. Two wars started in 2 1 2 years. When President Biden speaks to the nation about what he is going to do, i think it strikes hollow. I hope he gets this right. I hope he puts america back on its front foot. If we do that we can deter iran and Vladimir Putin but it will demand real leadership from the white house. Gillian this is gillian. President Biden Last Night in his remarks also reflected on the sort of environment here in the United States following on 9 11. Take a listen to this and i want to get your reaction. President biden when i was in israel yesterday, i said that when america experienced the hell of 9 11, we felt enraged as well while we sought and got justice we made mistakes. I caution the government of israel not to be blinded by rage. Gillian mr. Secretary, is israel the side in this war that needs to be cautioned against rage . That line was unbelievable. Im still angry about what happened to america that day. I have not forgotten that or when we loss 13 Americans In Afghanistan due to the same understanding of evil that i think the Biden Administration lacks. They dont get there are bad actors in the world. When we have a friend in israel we ought not caution them. They will be in a long battle not just in gaza, a long battle across the country. They will be in a battle to save their nation from what the palestinian want. They want to march to the river from the sea and wipe them out. We should be providing them the tools that they need. We should be full throated in their support and not tell them what to do. If we get it wrong it will reflect badly on america for decades. The person told not to have rage is the people who have declared the second day of rage, the Iranian Regime and political islamists that want to do harm not just in israel but across the world shannon let me ask you. There are concerns for aid getting to people that need it. The white house has talked about this 1 hundred Million Dollars they want to pour into egypt through gaza. Real concerns whether it gets to the people or ends up in the hands of hamas. Do you feel we have the structures in place and tracking in place to make sure it gets to people who desperately need it . Shannon, there are no structures. This is handing it over to the u. N. And hope that hamas gives it to the people that need it. The chance anyone believes that will happen, these folks who raped women and slit throats of babies, any chance those folks will take food and fuel that they can use for the Military Arsenal and give it to people suffering . No, there is no chance that happens. This administration has fundamentally misunderstood the Iranian Regime. They have empowered them by giving them money. Now give them another 1 Hundred Million in socalled humanitarian assistance . It will neither be humanitarian and actually harm our israeli friends by giving tools, power, capability to the very people who On October 7th tried to wipe them from the face of the earth. Gillian yesterday President Biden confirmed that hamas and Islamic Jihad launched a rocket out of their own territory that failed. It resulted in an attack, it dropped on a hospital or in the parking lot resulting in the deaths of more than 100 palestinians on tuesday. How is this different than a regime like Assad In Syria who gases his own civilians . Gillian, it is no different. The hamas leadership doesnt care about the civilians for which they are the governing authority. Indeed, when they have their own civilians killed they use it as a propaganda tool. They use them as human propaganda machines. So it is no different. I think the Biden Administration needs to take that on board. This evil is not going away unless america stands up and defends the things that have mattered to this country for 250 years. Gillian, i saw this when i was the Secretary Of State i saw us losing deterrents against iran. We took serious measures, imposed real costs on the regime. A strike on solomony. When you get on your back foot we never we have the Chinese Communist party rattling sabres, conflict at embassies across the world. We have the capacity to prevent further escalation and saving american lives. Gillian we have to leave it there. Thank you for taking time with us this morning. Gillian and shannon thank you both. Bless you. Shannon mike tobin live from Southern Israel. Hello, mike. I want to show you the Israeli Defense forces something some of the weapons they seized off the hamas invaders. This is an efp and designed it produces a pinpoint hit of molten metal penetrating the armor of a tank and kill everyone inside. Homemade ieds. Mines, more mines intended to be planted on the ground. We get over here the rpg. As we get to the cache of them theyre significant. The gray ones came from north korea. The green ones are old soviet legacy. The gray ones from north korea significant and speaks to the fact that they have been getting support from north korea. A mortar rounds and tube are on the ground. Those rounds were made in iran in 2018. Again, speaking to the amount of Support Hamas gets from iran. Some of these weapons have a Military Function like the antitank rounds. Most of the weapons we see here were really intended to be used against the civilian personnel. Back to you in new york. Shannon thank you very much. I [inaudible] i was shivering. Gillian Columbia University professor speaking out against antiisrael Student Groups. The school has completely failed to denounce terrorists. Not the only school struggling with how to respond to hamas attacks. Shannon a live look at capitol hill where the house is hurtling toward a third speaker vote. Can republicans get it together or will the drama continue . Well keep you updated. Shannon live pictures of some things going on Around The World. Look at the streets in yemen. You can see there are thousands, maybe more Tens Of Thousands out there protesting in the streets. That is another Foreign Policy hot spot and headache in administration and leaders of freedom Around The World have to deal with. Thats the feeling there this morning at 4 24 p. M. Their time. Gillian u. S. Navy warship shot down three missiles believed to be targeting israel as missiles were fired by the Houthi Rebels out of yemen. They hijacked the government there. Iran has repeatedly warned israel coul